Revisiting Novak Djokovic’s 10 Australian Open titles

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic goals to clinch a record-breaking twenty fifth Grand Slam title as he begins his marketing campaign on the Australian Open on Monday.

Seeded seventh within the 2025 version, the 37-year-old will probably be dealing with American teen Nishesh Basavareddy within the first spherical.

The Slam Down Beneath has been a private favorite for Djokovic, on condition that he has received 10 Australian Open titles – essentially the most by any man within the Open period.

Sportstar turns again the clock and takes a have a look at all 10 profitable campaigns of Djokovic on the Australian Open:

Djokovic received his maiden Grand Slam title on the Australian Open in 2008.
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2008 – It was the Australian Open 2008 the place Djokovic received his maiden Grand Slam title. He beat David Ferrer within the quarterfinals, earlier than assembly an on-song Roger Federer, who had began the season after successful three of the 4 Slams in 2007. Djokovic triumphed over the Swiss participant in straight units after which staged a comeback win within the remaining to beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Djokovic ended a two-year drought on the Slams by beating Andy Murray, his present coach, to win the Australian Open in 2011.
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2011 – After successful the Main in Melbourne in 2008, Djokovic had a two-year drought on the Slams. He lastly ended it when he received his second Australian Open title after beating the then defending champion, Federer, within the semis earlier than easing previous Andy Murray, his present coach, within the remaining.

Djokovic poses for a photograph with the clock exhibiting the match time after beating Rafael Nadal within the 2012 remaining, the longest fixture in Australian Open’s historical past.
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2012 – Djokovic defended his title after dealing with a defiant Rafael Nadal within the summit conflict. It was the Spaniard who clinched the primary set, earlier than the Serb went on to take a 2-1 lead. Nevertheless, Nadal bounced again and took the conflict to a decider. The match – the longest in Australian Open historical past – noticed Djokovic come out on prime with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 scoreline.

Djokovic clinched his third straight Australian Open title in 2013.
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2013 – Djokovic accomplished the three-peat in Melbourne in 2013. As soon as once more, he met Murray within the remaining. The scot defeated Federer in a five-set semifinal conflict. Then again, Djokovic was barely challenged by Ferrer within the different semifinal. Within the summit conflict, Murray drew first blood earlier than Djokovic clinched the following three units to win a third-consecutive title Down Beneath.

Djokovic grabbed his fifth title in Melbourne in 2015 with victory over Murray within the summit conflict.
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2015 – Djokovic reached the ultimate of all 4 Slams for the primary time in 2015 and received three of them. The tenacious Serbian confronted a troublesome check from Swiss Stan Wawrinka in a five-setter within the semifinal. However the health that has been synonymous with Djokovic’s work-rate confirmed within the remaining set when he blanked Wawrinka 6-0. He then confronted Murray for the third time within the remaining and beat him in 4 units.

Djokovic beat Murray for the fourth time in an Australian Open remaining in 2016.
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2016 – One other yr. One other Djokovic vs Murray remaining. And the script remained the identical because the Serbian beat the Scot, this time in straight units, to win the title.

In 2019, Djokovic went previous the fourth spherical on the Australian Open for the primary time in three years. He ultimately went on to win his seventh title in Melbourne after defeating Nadal within the remaining.
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2019 – Djokovic made the quarterfinals for the primary time since 2016 – the final time he’d received the title. Within the quarterfinals, Japan’s Kei Nishikori retired harm within the second set to ship the Serb into the semis. Then, he eased previous Frenchman Lucas Pouille earlier than handing a straight-sets defeat to Nadal within the remaining. Djokovic broke Federer’s document of most males’s singles titles (6) in Melbourne with this victory.

Djokovic received his eighth title in Melbourne after beating Dominic Thiem in a five-setter within the remaining in 2020.
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2020 – Each Djokovic and Dominic Thiem had been in nice type main as much as the ultimate. Whereas the Austrian participant beat the likes of Nadal and Alexander Zverev in four-setters, Djokovic overcame Milos Raonic and Federer in straight units. The ultimate was a cracking contest, with the Serb taking the lead earlier than Thiem clawing his means again to win the following two units. Nevertheless, Djokovic got here from behind to clinch his eighth title, beating Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in straight units to win his ninth Australian Open title in 2021.
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2021 – Djokovic accomplished one other three-peat in Melbourne. He confronted Daniil Medvedev within the remaining. The Russian was within the contest earlier than shedding a good opening set. From there on, Djokovic barely allowed his opponent to get factors on the board to substantiate a 3rd consecutive title, with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 scoreline.

Djokovic received his tenth Australian Open and total, twenty second Main in 2023 with a straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas within the summit conflict.
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2023 – Djokovic’s tenth title in Melbourne was an emotional one as he had been deported from Australian on the eve of the earlier version for being unvaccinated towards COVID-19. Djokovic beat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-6(5) to clinch his twenty second Grand Slam title and equal Nadal’s document of most Majors received by a person.